Architecture & Design: Art & Architecture Library News

Art & Architecture Library News - Spring 2024

Congratulations Graduates! Please take a moment to read News and Information from the Art & Architecture Library, 

► B. Arch and M. Arch/ M.S. Graduate Students: Visit the online New York Tech Institutional Repository and  deposit a copy of your thesis. Theses documents are preserved long-term alongside New York Tech community scholarship. 

► We welcome alumni to utilize the New York Tech Libraries resources and borrow books. Write to alumni@nyit.edu and request your alumni library card.

► Subscribe to the Library Newsletters (4 issues / year) for information on new resources and upcoming library events.

Database Highlights

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includes construction and sustainability knowledge including,

 

► Crash Course on the US Building Codes (Videos and Ebooks) 

► Solution Walkthroughs for Design of Wood Structures (ebook)

►Exam Study Guides such as LEED Green Associate

►Fabrication and Makerspace Tutorials for CNC, 3D Printing, and more.

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Resource for digital images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and sciences. Search images, books, articles, and primary sources in the ArtStor/JStor database.  JSTOR now offers over 2 million Artstor images and 800+ collections, including free Open Access resources, alongside its vast array of books and journal articles. Use JSTOR's Workspace tool to seamlessly save, organize, and utilize Artstor images with other content. New and existing users can explore Open Access research materials, from images to ebooks. Please Note: The Artstor website will retire on August 1, 2024, but you can access Artstor content on JSTOR today.

 

Institutional Repository

The NYIT Library Institutional Repository is currently accepting deposits for the 2023-2024 academic year. Consider recommending your graduate degree candidates to deposit terminal projects such as capstones and theses. Documents must be deposited as pdf files. At this time media and video files are not archived. This optional program continually accepts deposits and attendance at the information session is not required. 

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Architecture Library Events

• Narrating the Built Environment for Design Research on March 19th, 2024, Open Data Week is an annual festival of community-driven events organized and produced by the NYC Open Data Team at the Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI), BetaNYC, and Data Through Design. 

• May 3rd, 2024 - Tile Together students from NOMAS-LI collaborated with the Art & Architecture Library to host a tile painting session. We explored historical Islamic Tiles images and painted tiles produced by second-year student, Amha Kasi.
• Follow @nyitlibrary and @nyitart_arch_library for event highlights.

Research Guide Spotlight 

Guides edited by Faculty Librarians curate essential topics across subjects and courses. Contact the Library for a guide for your course. 

• Art History
• Community & Urban Research Guide
• Sustainability Guide

By the Numbers

This Spring 2024 semester, the Art & Architecture Library continued supporting School of Architecture and Design academic programs and faculty research, collection development, research consultations and class sessions.

• Students in 18 different classes attended library instruction sessions. Topics covered included search strategy, locating information, locating and evaluating mapped data, crediting sources, and organizing research. Instructors are encouraged to request Library Instruction for research-based assignments seminar or studio courses. Instructions sessions take place in the library, studio, or virtually.
• 40 students attended research consultations for a 1 on 1 and small group meetings with an Architecture Librarian.
• 20 students explored architectural models at the Virtual Reality Workstation. 

Recent Acquisitions

• Request publications for your research and course or explore Open Educational Resources.
• Art & Architecture Library Student Assistants evaluate, select and display publications including books, articles, exhibits, and websites recognizing the celebratory moments across the diverse world of artists and designers. This effort connects students with the NAAB and CIDA standards for diversity.  We curate these reading lists to expand and share global efforts of diversifying library collections: Recognizing Under-Represented Design 2023 - 2024 2023 - 2024 Contributors: Maha Buhkari, 2nd year, B. Arch student; Emily Mejia, 2nd year, B. Arch student; Elise Park, 4th year, B. Arch student, Meherein Shosouma, 2nd year, B. Arch student; Savannah Garces, 2nd year, Dig. Arts Student; Natalia Orellano, 4th year B. Arch.

A Studio Guide to Interior Design by Elys John Publication Date: 2023-08-22	Green building costs : the affordability of sustainable design ISBN: 9781003316855 Publication Date: 2024	GIS and housing : principles and practices ISBN: 9780429243066
Thinking and Building on Shaky Ground by Yun Fu Publication Date: 2023-12-13 (SoAD Lecture)	Vitamin C+ by Yuval Etgar (Introduction by); Phaidon Phaidon Editors ISBN: 9781838665579 Publication Date: 2023-04-27	Architectural Exaptation by Alessandro Melis; Telmo. Pievani; Jose Antonio Lara-Hernandez ISBN: 9781032358031 Publication Date: 2024-03-29
In Search of African American Space by Jeffrey Hogrefe (Editor); Carrie Eastman (Editor); Scott Ruff (Editor); Ashley Simone (Editor); Tina M. Campt (Foreword by) Publication Date: (2020) (Library Student Staff selection for Resources from Under-represented Design)	Building Great Schools for a Great City by Julia Van Den Hout (Editor); Abigail Sturges (Designed by) ISBN: 9781943532803 Publication Date: 2019-11-26	Designing our future : GIS for architecture, engineering & construction ISBN: 9781589487246